打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun syn 拍摄 拍攝 pāi shè to take (a picture) / to shoot (a film) syn 发射 發射 fā shè to shoot (a projectile) / to fire (a rocket) / to launch / to emit (a particle) / to discharge / emanation / emission syn 射击 射擊 shè jī to shoot / to fire (a gun) syn 枪击 槍擊 qiāng jī to shoot with a gun / shooting incident syn 摄影 攝影 shè yǐng to take a photograph / photography / to shoot (a movie) syn 枪杀 槍殺 qiāng shā to shoot dead 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 射门 射門 shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal 投篮 投籃 tóu lán to shoot for the basket (basketball) 狙击 狙擊 jū jī to snipe (shoot from hiding) syn 击落 擊落 jī luò to shoot down (a plane) 打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc) syn 多嘴 duō zuǐ talkative / to speak out of turn / to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / rumors fly syn 击毙 擊斃 jī bì to kill / to shoot dead 枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad / to shoot dead / fig. to discard / to get rid of syn 饶舌 饒舌 ráo shé talkative / to blather / to shoot one's mouth off / rap (genre of music) syn 拍戏 拍戲 pāi xì to shoot a movie 弹射 彈射 tán shè to catapult / to launch / to eject (from a plane) / to shoot syn 射箭 shè jiàn archery / to shoot an arrow 激增 jī zēng to increase rapidly / to shoot up syn 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits / to carry out a task with great precision / to shoot with unfailing accuracy / be a crack shot (idiom) syn 左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football) syn 萌发 萌發 méng fā to sprout / to shoot / to bud syn 竹笋 竹筍 zhú sǔn bamboo shoot syn 百步穿杨 百步穿楊 bǎi bù chuān yáng to shoot with great precision (idiom) syn 晕死 暈死 yūn sǐ Geez! / Shoot! / No way! 拍片 pāi piàn to shoot a film / to have a medical imaging procedure 射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) 喷火 噴火 pēn huǒ to shoot flames / to erupt (of volcanoes) / flaming (of flowers) 爆头 爆頭 bào tóu (neologism) (slang) (often used in video gaming) to shoot sb in the head / headshot 新芽 xīn yá new shoot / new sprout 格杀勿论 格殺勿論 gé shā wù lùn shoot to kill 蒜苗 suàn miáo garlic shoot / garlic sprouts syn 茭白 jiāo bái Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot syn 拍 pāi to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music) syn 射 shè to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry) syn 弹 彈 tán to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials) syn 瞥 piē to shoot a glance / glance / to appear in a flash syn 笋 筍 sǔn bamboo shoot 弋 yì to shoot 蘖 櫱 niè new shoot growing from cut branch or stump syn 摄象 攝象 shè xiàng shoot pictures / make a video recording 瞎吹 xiā chuī to boast / to shoot one's mouth off 傻瓜相机 傻瓜相機 shǎ guā xiàng jī point-and-shoot camera / compact camera 脱靶 脫靶 tuō bǎ to miss / to shoot and miss the target / off the mark 放空炮 fàng kōng pào (lit.) to fire blank shots / (fig.) to be all talk and no action / to shoot one's mouth off / to make empty promises syn 无的放矢 無的放矢 wú dì fàng shǐ to shoot without aim (idiom) / fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark 瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom) / to set oneself an easy target / a turkey shoot syn 口无遮拦 口無遮攔 kǒu wú zhē lán to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / to commit a gaffe 多嘴多舌 duō zuǐ duō shé to gossip and meddle / to shoot one's mouth off / talkative 嫩苗 nèn miáo seedling / tender young shoot / sprout syn 对空射击 對空射擊 duì kōng shè jī anti-aircraft fire / to shoot at enemy planes 弹射出 彈射出 tán shè chū to catapult / to shoot 怒颜相报 怒顏相報 nù yán xiāng bào to shoot a vengeful look at sb (idiom) 打鸟 打鳥 dǎ niǎo to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc) / to photograph birds 抛射 拋射 pāo shè to throw / to shoot 搬石头砸自己的脚 搬石頭砸自己的腳 bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo to move a stone and stub one's toe / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) 搬砖砸脚 搬磚砸腳 bān zhuān zá jiǎo to hurt oneself by one's own doing / to boomerang / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) 击坠 擊墜 jī zhuì to shoot down 放枪 放槍 fàng qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun 桶里射鱼 桶裡射魚 tǒng lǐ shè yú to shoot fish in a barrel / to attempt sth too easy 枪崩 槍崩 qiāng bēng to shoot 筹拍 籌拍 chóu pāi to prepare to film / to plan a shoot 胚芽鞘 pēi yá qiào coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany) 坏了 壞了 huài le shoot! / gosh! / oh, no! / (suffix) to the utmost 沿一条侧线爆炸勘探 沿一條側線爆炸勘探 shoot (to -) a seismic line / line shooting 我勒个去 我勒個去 wǒ lè ge qù (slang) shoot! / crap! 擦枪走火 擦槍走火 cā qiāng zǒu huǒ to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun / (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war 窜升 竄升 cuàn shēng to rise rapidly / to shoot up 蹿升 躥升 cuān shēng to rise rapidly / to shoot up 放大炮 fàng dà pào to talk big / to shoot one's mouth off 瞄一眼 miáo yī yǎn to shoot a glance at 嘴炮 zuǐ pào (Internet slang) to mouth off / to shoot one's mouth off / sb who does that 卡片机 卡片機 kǎ piàn jī compact digital camera / point-and-shoot camera 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā - bǎi zhòng lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom) / fig. to shoot with unfailing accuracy / to hit the mark every time syn 笋尖 筍尖 sǔn jiān bamboo shoot tip 吹水 chuī shuǐ (coll.) to chat casually / to shoot the breeze (originally Cantonese) 